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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ja Rule Roasts Longtime Enemy 50 Cent Over Concert Video: ‘Ain't Nobody Coming to See You'
Ja Rule clowned his longtime foe 50 Cent after a video circulated allegedly showing a low concert turnout for the G-Unit leader. On Monday (June 30), Ja hopped on X to respond to a fan who had antagonized the rapper by showing that one of 50 Cent's UK tour dates is entirely sold out. The Final Lap tour date was part of a special 2-for-1 offer the G-Unit leader offered in London. Ja clowned him for even having such an offer, which prompted the fan to post a screenshot of the sold-out date. More from Billboard Here's Why Ja Rule Believes the Internet Would've Changed the Course of His Feud With 50 Cent Gavin Adcock Blasts Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' During Concert Rant: 'That S-t Ain't Country Music' Chris Brown Champions T-Pain as 'One of the GOATs' & a 'Pioneer' in Music Following Drake Spat 'You sure bout that???' Ja wrote alongside a video of a crowd that didn't fill the whole floor. 'Ain't nobody coming to see you Otis… I mean Curtis.' When reached by Billboard, a rep for 50 Cent said of the video: 'Like all of Jackson's other tour dates, this show was completely sold out.' Ja's trolling should come as no surprise considering he and 50 Cent have been at odds for years. Most recently, 50 claimed that he bought tickets to one of Ja's shows to make sure seats would be left empty. 'I did [buy Ja Rule's tickets]. They were cheap tickets,' he told Big Boy back in December. 'The tickets were very affordable. They were on StubHub. I bought the first four rows.' He added: 'I looked at it and said, 'I just want you to feel like you gotta reach the people, four or five rows back…It wasn't that big of a sacrifice. I've bought things that mean less to me. That was fun, watching the show and seeing the spaces are empty because they were reserved for someone else.' Check out the clip below. UPDATE: This article was updated with a quote from 50 Cent's team. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Geek Culture
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
50 Cent Joins Orville Peck In Growing ‘Street Fighter' Reboot Film Cast
Legendary Pictures has chosen the fighters for its upcoming live-action Street Fighter film adaptation, and Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson is the latest addition to the roster. The rapper-turned-actor will play muscular boxer Balrog, and according to sources, is currently in training to do his own stunts for the production. Joining him is country singer Orville Peck as Vega, alongside Jason Momoa ( Aquaman ) as Blanka, The Recruit star Noah Centineo as Ken, and Callina Liang ( Presenc e) as Chun-Li. WWE superstar Roman Reign, or Joe Anoa'i, and Andrew Koji ( Warrior ) are also entering the ring as Akuma and lead brawler Ryu, respectively, rounding out an eclectic ensemble cast. Kitao Sakurai ( The Eric Andre Show ) helms the project, which begins production this August in Australia. While plot details remain under wraps, it is expected to follow the same premise as its 1987 arcade game, revolving around a tournament organised by M. Bison, the leader of the evil organisation Shadaloo. News of the live-action Street Fighter movie first broke in April 2023, with Danny and Michael Philippou of Talk to Me fame originally set to direct. However, scheduling conflicts saw the brothers exit the project, with Sakurai taking over the reins. It was initially slated for release on 20 March 2026, but has been delayed indefinitely. It remains to be seen how the film will bring the beloved legacy to the big screen, following the commercial and critical flop of Steven E. de Souza's 1994 adaptation. Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia starred in this iteration, accompanied by supporting performances by Byron Mann, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen, Wes Studi, and more. Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really. 50 Cent Capcom Legendary Pictures Street Fighter Street Fighter movie
CBS News
14-06-2025
- Health
- CBS News
A father of 3 felt healthy. Then a routine screening found a rare, deadly illness.
Curtis Jackson was feeling fit and healthy in late 2020 when he decided to update his life insurance policy: He was in better shape than he'd been in a while, but he wanted to make sure his wife and three kids were taken care of if anything happened to him. Jackson, now 46, underwent an intensive physical, and everything seemed to be going well until he received a strange phone call. The call was focused on a questionnaire he had filled out. Jackson had truthfully marked that he did not drink alcohol. But his liver numbers were those of "a functioning alcoholic," he was told. It set off alarm bells. Jackson went to his primary care physician for another round of bloodwork. That doctor thought he had a problem with his gallbladder. Jackson went to have his gallbladder removed. During that operation, doctors found he had an unusual condition called primary sclerosing cholangitis, or PSC. The chronic, progressive disease affects the liver and inflames the bile ducts, causing liver damage. Patients eventually need a liver transplant. There's also a small but real chance of a deadly diagnosis: a dangerous cancer called cholangiocarcinoma. Early treatment and diagnosis can make a difference, so Jackson started undergoing two MRIs a year at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona to make sure he was cancer-free. He also had a regular test to check the progress of his PSC. In October 2024, Jackson had a nerve-wracking appointment where the technician scoping him seemed "very concerned." He felt healthy, but was worried by the appointment. "She didn't say that it was cancer, but she was hinting towards it," Jackson said. Curtis Jackson at home in April 2025. Mayo Clinic Three weeks later, Jackson and his wife received the news he had been dreading: The tests had diagnosed him with the deadly cancer. He would need to undergo intensive treatment to try to fight the illness. It felt like a repeat of when he had had the initial PSC diagnosis. "I was feeling fine ... and both times netted a result of something pretty serious," Jackson said. What is cholangiocarcinoma? Cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, is considered a silent killer, according to Dr. Tanios Bekaii-Saab, the chairman of the division of hematology and medical oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. Bekaii-Saab was Jackson's oncologist. It tends to spread to other organs before symptoms appear, so most patients are diagnosed "too late to cure," Bekaii-Saab said. About 20% of people with PSC are diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, said Dr. Aqel Bashar, the director of the Mayo Clinic's Transplant Center in Phoenix, Arizona, who also treated Jackson. It's a rare disease, affecting about 1 in 100,000 people in the U.S., Bashar said. Not all cases are associated with PCS. Like many other cancers, it is on the rise, Bekaii-Saab said, with diagnoses of cholangiocarcinoma increasing more than 50% in the past decade. Fewer than 10% of the people diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma live more than five years, Bashar said. The best way to treat cholangiocarcinoma is with a liver transplant, Bekaii-Saab said. But it can only be done if the disease is caught early, before the cancer spreads. Many cholangiocarcinoma patients are not eligible for a liver transplant. Thankfully, Jackson's case was caught early. He underwent three weeks of chemotherapy and radiation to kill as many cancer cells as possible. "Basically, I lived at Mayo Clinic. I would literally do work out of the parking lot, and then go and do radiation," Jackson said. During treatment, he lost about 30 pounds. But despite the odds, he remained optimistic that everything would work out. He even encouraged his wife to start a long-anticipated kitchen renovation. In the middle of the process, the family was told a liver was available. On March 6, he was wheeled into surgery. The Jackson family and their dog Lucy at home in April 2025. From left: Stetson Jackson, Gwyn Jackson, Rooney Jackson, Curtis Jackson and Kim Jackson. Mayo Clinic Surgery and recovery The surgery took about four hours. Six days later, Jackson was released from the hospital. Testing showed that he was cancer-free. For the next year, he will undergo weekly blood tests and have monthly check-ups. He will need close monitoring for the rest of his life, Bashar said, since his transplant needs to be monitored and doctors need to make sure his cholangiocarcinoma does not return. For now, Jackson is trying to focus on his home and family, he said. His routine is "pretty close to normal," though he still can't lift more than 10 pounds, and climbing stairs can be draining. He gained back much of the weight he lost in treatment, and his energy levels are close to where they were before the cancer diagnosis. "Things are definitely getting back to normal, which is really exciting. I wasn't expecting that so fast," Jackson said. "We might call it either lucky, or blessed, or whatever. I am just so thankful that I was able to bounce back so quickly." Curtis Jackson and his children hours after his transplant surgery. Jackson family The Jacksons are putting the finishing touches on the kitchen renovation, and planning to travel to North Carolina for vacation this summer. He also wants to plan family trips outside the country once he needs less frequent check-ups. His other priority is turning his story into something that can help others, and advocating for organ transplant and donation. "I have a new passion now," Jackson said. "I'm here because of these things. I would like to help this going forward and make sure people are learning the importance of donation."
News.com.au
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
50 Cent trolls Sean ‘Diddy' Combs over President Trump comments
The 49-year-old rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, has a rivalry with 55-year-old Combs that can be traced back to 2006. Jackson has been ruthlessly mocking Combs following his 2024 arrest for sex trafficking crimes - which the I'll Be Missing You singer is now facing in court and has pleaded not guilty to. There had been speculation that President Trump could be petitioned to pardon Combs amid his trial, however Jackson has thrown a wrench in such speculation by releasing videos of comments that the mogul has made about the politician in the past.
Fox News
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
50 Cent warns Trump about Diddy after president is asked if he'd consider pardon
50 Cent voiced concerns after President Donald Trump was asked if he'd consider a pardon for the rapper's longtime rival, Sean "Diddy" Combs. One day after Todd and Julie Chrisley were released from federal prisons on a presidential pardon, a potential order for the disgraced music mogul was called into question. In response to a question by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy about his previous friendship with Diddy and whether he would consider a pardon for the producer, Trump indicated that he would consider "if I think somebody was mistreated." 50 Cent, whose full name is Curtis Jackson, took to social media with his own thoughts about the possible pardon and continued his long-running feud with the "Last Night" rapper. On Friday, Trump floated the possibility of issuing a presidential pardon to Diddy, saying "it's not a popularity contest" and "I would certainly look at the facts" if asked. In a federal indictment unsealed on Sept. 17, Combs was charged with racketeering conspiracy (RICO); sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. If found guilty, he faces a minimum of 15 years behind bars or a maximum sentence of life in prison. He has maintained his innocence throughout the ongoing trial in which witnesses have testified to alleged rape, sexual assault, severe physical abuse, forced labor and drug trafficking. The president said that so far "nobody's asked" for any such pardon for Diddy: "I know people are thinking about it. I know that they're thinking about it. I think people have been very close to asking." "First of all, I'd look at what's happening, and I haven't been watching it too closely, although it's certainly getting a lot of coverage," Trump said. "I haven't seen him. I haven't spoken to him in years," he went on, adding that Diddy "used to really like me a lot, but I think when I ran for politics … that relationship busted up." Trump, who was photographed at various public events with Diddy in the late 1990s and the 2000s, said that though he never had a falling out with Diddy per se, after entering politics he would "read some little bit nasty statements in the paper all of a sudden." "It's different," he said. "You become a much different person when you run for politics, and you do what's right. I could do other things, and I'm sure he'd like me, and I'm sure other people would like me, but it wouldn't be as good for our country." Trump continued, "As we said, our country is doing really well because of what we're doing, so it's not a popularity contest, so I don't know. I would certainly look at the facts. If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don't like me, it wouldn't have any impact on me." 50 Cent told the president on social media that his former friend, Diddy, has voiced negative opinions about Trump. "I'm going to reach out so he knows how I feel about this guy," 50 Cent said, per Us Weekly. Days later, 50 Cent shared a screenshot of an article with the headline, "50 Cent Plans to Nuke Diddy's Chances at a Pardon." "I didn't say nuke anything," the "Candy Shop" rapper wrote. "I simply said I will make sure Trump is aware." He continued his words against Diddy and shared a video of the "Victory" rapper talking about the rise of the Black Political Party with the caption, "See Trump don't like sh-- like this buddy, you run your mouth to (sic) much." In another post, 50 Cent shared a video of Diddy saying, "White men like Trump need to be banished." He captioned the video, "Welp can't ask him for help then buddy, LOL." 50 Cent's feud with Diddy dates back years. He told the Hollywood Reporter that Jennifer Lopez encouraged Diddy to work with 50 Cent and that he helped ghostwrite Diddy's "Let's Get It" in 2001. In 2006, the "In da Club" musician released a diss track titled "The Bomb" in which he accused Diddy of having an influence on the 1997 murder of late rapper Notorious B.I.G. "Who shot Biggie Smalls? We don't get 'em / They gonna kill us all ... Man, Puffy know who hit that n----," he sang. 50 Cent told the outlet that he found it weird when Diddy once asked to take him shopping: "I'm just like, 'Naw, I'm not f---ing with this weird energy or weird s---,' coming off the way he was just moving. From that, I wasn't comfortable around him." In a 2018 appearance on "The Breakfast Club," Diddy claimed 50 Cent actually loved him. "You all can't see that he loves me? You really think that's hate? You know he loves me," Diddy said. "Me and him could be friends, but he doesn't want to be my friend. I want to be his friend so I could teach him everything I know so he could become a better money-getter, since I'm the No. 1 money-getter in the world." When Diddy's homes were raided as part of the federal investigation, 50 Cent took to X with screenshots from television coverage. "Now it's not Diddy do it, it's Diddy done," he wrote. "They don't come like that unless they got a case." Months later, a video obtained and released by CNN showed Diddy kicking Cassie Ventura in the hallway during a 2016 stay at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles. WATCH: SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS ASSAULTS CASSIE VENTURA IN 2016 HOTEL INCIDENT "First, he denied that it even happened, and then the tape comes out. So that means everything that n---a says is a lie," Jackson told the Hollywood Reporter of the 2016 assault video. "When someone watches that, if they have a daughter, and they can imagine her being under those circumstances, that s--- is crazy. Like, they let him get away with it. With all the influence and power you have, the person you're with is supposed to want to be a part of your life, not be forced." Following the "I'll Be Missing You" rapper's September arrest, 50 Cent set out to produce a docuseries with Netflix about Diddy's downfall. "This is a story with significant human impact. It is a complex narrative spanning decades, not just the headlines or clips seen so far," 50 Cent told Variety. "We remain steadfast in our commitment to give a voice to the voiceless and to present authentic and nuanced perspectives. While the allegations are disturbing, we urge all to remember that Sean Combs' story is not the full story of hip-hop and its culture. We aim to ensure that individual actions do not overshadow the culture's broader contributions." Last week, Trump pardoned the Chrisleys among others. The Chrisley family lawyer previously told Fox News Digital that "this case would have never happened if the Chrisleys were not prominent conservatives in the South," adding that once the Chrisleys appeared on TV "the tune changed." Todd and Julie were convicted of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans, as well as tax evasion, and sentenced to 12 years and seven years, respectively. Their sentences were later reduced. Fox News Digital has contacted 50 Cent and Diddy's team as well as the White House for comment.
